Financial Aid at Arkansas

Financial Aid Amount Received

$7,534 (27.49% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

69% of 24,265 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

15,663 undergraduate students (69% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Arkansas. The percentage of students who received financial aid average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as Mississippi State University and Florida State University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is average (the average of the schools is 74.20%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $7,534 and the average loan amount is $6,472. The average financial aid amount is 27.49% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $27,410).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	15,663	69%	$117,999,756	$7,534
Pell Grants	4,097	18%	$18,279,011	$4,462
Federal Students Loans	7,708	34%	$49,889,236	$6,472

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 3,058 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of Arkansas.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $8,362 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $7,864.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of Arkansas.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	3,618	77%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	3,058	65%	$25,571,105	$8,362
Federal Grants	1,367	29%	$5,677,789	$4,153
Pell Grants	855	18%	$4,042,649	$4,728
Other Federal Grants	1,296	28%	$1,635,140	$1,262
State/Local Grants	1,960	42%	$5,481,561	$2,797
Institutional Grants	2,443	52%	$14,411,755	$5,899
Student Loans	1,852	40%	$14,564,883	$7,864
Federal Student Loans	1,797	38%	$9,779,682	$5,442
Other Student Loans	298	6%	$4,785,201	$16,058

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at University of Arkansas.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$10,737,429	$8,845
0 - $30,000	311	311	$4,021,018	$12,929
$30,001 - $48,000	178	178	$2,190,363	$12,305
$48,001 - $75,000	187	182	$1,762,640	$9,426
$75,001 - $110,000	162	155	$934,227	$5,767
$110,001 - more	376	348	$1,829,181	$4,865

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of Arkansas, for the first-time/full-time students, 2,444 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 2,241 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	2,444
Out-of-State Rate	2,241
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of Arkansas, 1,869 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 8 students live off-campus. In addition, 416 students live with their family.